extortionate
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Annie Golding, 37, grew up Wells-next-the-Sea and wanted to stay living in the area, start a family and grow her business, but she found rents were "absolutely extortionate".
From BBC • Mar. 19, 2026
Reverend Kathy Colwell added: "That's an extortionate amount for a drink, but then everything has gone up, hasn't it?"
From BBC • Feb. 11, 2026
Panamanian President Jose Raul Mulino, who had called the CK Hutchison contract "extortionate," last week said the canal will continue operating "without disruption."
From Barron's • Feb. 4, 2026
Panamanian President Jose Raul Mulino, who has called the CK Hutchison contract "extortionate," said Friday the canal will continue operating "without disruption."
From Barron's • Jan. 30, 2026
Thus, for example, when theologians pronounced loans at interest contrary to the law of nature and plainly extortionate, this error obviously arose from a false notion of the uses of money.
From History of European Morals From Augustus to Charlemagne (Vol. 1 of 2) by Lecky, William Edward Hartpole
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